Are there mushrooms around Kachkanar right now
Today's index is 68 out of 100. Middling: there will be finds, but you will walk longer than usual.
The forecast here is regional — an average over several measurement points — rather than a calculation for this town. The larger the region, the coarser the number. Data from 17 September 2026, 11:22 BST.
Kachkanar and the country around it
The ring marks Kachkanar, the dots are the rest of the measurement network in Sverdlovsk Oblast. The field between points is interpolated; clicking a point opens its town.
Nearest towns
The forecast in these towns can differ — the further away, the more. In brackets, the best edible species today.
The week, species by species
22 species are in season in Sverdlovsk Oblast right now — ordered by today's index. Another 3 species are out of season: the index reads zero all week.
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria
Week's best 68 — on Fridayaverage 64by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6818 Sept
- Sat6719 Sept
- Sun6620 Sept
- Mon6321 Sept
- Tue6022 Sept
- Wed5723 Sept
Suillus granulatus
Suillus granulatus
Week's best 67 — on Fridayaverage 63by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6718 Sept
- Sat6519 Sept
- Sun6620 Sept
- Mon6221 Sept
- Tue6022 Sept
- Wed5723 Sept
Lactarius deliciosus
Lactarius deliciosus
Week's best 67 — on Fridayaverage 63by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6718 Sept
- Sat6719 Sept
- Sun6520 Sept
- Mon6321 Sept
- Tue6022 Sept
- Wed5823 Sept
Agaricus campestris
Agaricus campestris
Week's best 65 — on Fridayaverage 55by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6518 Sept
- Sat6119 Sept
- Sun5720 Sept
- Mon5321 Sept
- Tue5022 Sept
- Wed4623 Sept
Leccinum scabrum
Leccinum scabrum
Week's best 64 — on Fridayaverage 59by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6418 Sept
- Sat6219 Sept
- Sun6120 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5522 Sept
- Wed5223 Sept
Macrolepiota procera
Macrolepiota procera
Week's best 64 — on Fridayaverage 57by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6418 Sept
- Sat6119 Sept
- Sun6020 Sept
- Mon5621 Sept
- Tue5322 Sept
- Wed5023 Sept
Leccinum aurantiacum
Leccinum aurantiacum
Week's best 62 — on Fridayaverage 57by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat6019 Sept
- Sun5920 Sept
- Mon5621 Sept
- Tue5322 Sept
- Wed5123 Sept
Imleria badia
Imleria badia
Week's best 63 — on Saturdayaverage 59by the weekend falling
Conditions are best on Saturday.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat6319 Sept
- Sun6120 Sept
- Mon5921 Sept
- Tue5622 Sept
- Wed5523 Sept
Marasmius oreades
Marasmius oreades
Week's best 62 — on Fridayaverage 53by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat5819 Sept
- Sun5520 Sept
- Mon5121 Sept
- Tue4922 Sept
- Wed4523 Sept
Lycoperdon perlatum
Lycoperdon perlatum
Week's best 62 — on Fridayaverage 53by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat5819 Sept
- Sun5520 Sept
- Mon5121 Sept
- Tue4822 Sept
- Wed4423 Sept
Amanita pantherina
Amanita pantherina
Week's best 62 — on Fridayaverage 57by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat6119 Sept
- Sun6020 Sept
- Mon5621 Sept
- Tue5422 Sept
- Wed5123 Sept
Leccinum versipelle
Leccinum versipelle
Week's best 62 — on Fridayaverage 57by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6218 Sept
- Sat6019 Sept
- Sun5920 Sept
- Mon5621 Sept
- Tue5322 Sept
- Wed5123 Sept
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Week's best 61 — on Fridayaverage 57by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6118 Sept
- Sat6019 Sept
- Sun6020 Sept
- Mon5721 Sept
- Tue5422 Sept
- Wed5223 Sept
Collybia nuda
Collybia nuda
Week's best 60 — on Fridayaverage 57by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today6018 Sept
- Sat6019 Sept
- Sun6020 Sept
- Mon5721 Sept
- Tue5422 Sept
- Wed5223 Sept
Boletus edulis
Boletus edulis
Week's best 59 — on Fridayaverage 56by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5918 Sept
- Sat5919 Sept
- Sun5720 Sept
- Mon5521 Sept
- Tue5222 Sept
- Wed5123 Sept
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Kuehneromyces mutabilis
Week's best 58 — on Fridayaverage 51by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5818 Sept
- Sat5519 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon5021 Sept
- Tue4722 Sept
- Wed4423 Sept
Collybia personata
Collybia personata
Week's best 60 — on Sundayaverage 57by the weekend falling
Conditions are best on Sunday.
- Today5818 Sept
- Sat5919 Sept
- Sun6020 Sept
- Mon5821 Sept
- Tue5522 Sept
- Wed5223 Sept
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Week's best 58 — on Fridayaverage 54by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5818 Sept
- Sat5719 Sept
- Sun5620 Sept
- Mon5321 Sept
- Tue5122 Sept
- Wed4823 Sept
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Week's best 55 — on Fridayaverage 51by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5518 Sept
- Sat5419 Sept
- Sun5420 Sept
- Mon5121 Sept
- Tue4822 Sept
- Wed4623 Sept
Russula delica
Russula delica
Week's best 55 — on Fridayaverage 52by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5518 Sept
- Sat5519 Sept
- Sun5320 Sept
- Mon5121 Sept
- Tue4822 Sept
- Wed4723 Sept
Lactarius resimus
Lactarius resimus
Week's best 55 — on Saturdayaverage 52by the weekend falling
Conditions are best on Saturday.
- Today5418 Sept
- Sat5519 Sept
- Sun5320 Sept
- Mon5221 Sept
- Tue4922 Sept
- Wed4823 Sept
Cantharellus cibarius
Cantharellus cibarius
Week's best 52 — on Fridayaverage 47by the weekend falling
Today is as good as it gets — conditions do not improve later this week.
- Today5218 Sept
- Sat5119 Sept
- Sun4820 Sept
- Mon4621 Sept
- Tue4322 Sept
- Wed4223 Sept
Amanita muscaria near Kachkanar: where to look
Amanita muscaria: the species in brief
How to tell it
Usually easy to recognise: a red to orange-red cap with white patches, white gills, a ring on the stem and a swollen base with scaly bands. Heavy rain can wash the white patches away, leaving a plain red cap.
Where it grows
Common with birch, pine and spruce. It often grows in the same woodland as Penny Bun because the two species can share host trees.
This is a note about the species, not about what is in your basket. Full card with lookalikes →
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Common questions
Are there mushrooms in Kachkanar in September 2026?
Today's foraging index is 68 out of 100. It is built from two weeks of rainfall, soil temperature, the length of the dry spell and each species' season, and it updates daily.
Which mushrooms are picked around Kachkanar?
There are too few records for this region to name species yet. We will not list them «from the field guide»: an unconfirmed list looks exactly like a confirmed one and is worth something else entirely.
How accurate is this forecast?
It is a model of weather and season, not an observation of the wood. It answers «is this week worth a trip» well, and it does not know what is growing round the next bend. We measure its accuracy against independent records and publish the result — without that number a forecast stays a promise.
The index is high but I found nothing — why?
The index reads weather and season — things that are the same for tens of kilometres around. It does not know your particular wood, and that is where the mushroom grows. The usual reasons: wrong trees — every species has its own, and no weather makes up for the wrong stand; the wood was felled recently or is young — the mycelium takes years to recover; the spot is picked out — everything near a road or a car park goes over a weekend; the flush has been taken — you came a day after those who came on time; or the flush passed and slugs and larvae got there first, which the model cannot see. The reverse holds too: a low index does not mean an empty wood. It means the conditions are against you, not that there is nothing there.